Hinduism and ecology : the intersection of earth, sky, and water /

Hinduism and ecology : the intersection of earth, sky, and water /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Cambridge, MA : Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, c2000.
Description:	xlix, 600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Religions of the world and ecology
Subject:	Ecology -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Nature -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Natural history -- India. Hinduism -- Doctrines. Ecology -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. Hinduism -- Doctrines. Natural history. Nature -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism. India.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4377186

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Other authors / contributors:	Chapple, Christopher Key. 1954- Tucker, Mary Evelyn.
ISBN:	0945454252 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0945454260 (paperback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-567) and index.

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Summary:	This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment investigates the role of the multifaceted Hindu tradition in the development of greater ecological awareness in India. The twenty-two contributors ask how traditional concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude among modern Hindus, and they describe some grassroots approaches to environmental protection. They look to Gandhian principles of minimal consumption, self-reliance, simplicity, and sustainability. And they explore forests and sacred groves in text and tradition and review the political and religious controversies surrounding India's sacred river systems.
Physical Description:	xlix, 600 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-567) and index.
ISBN:	0945454252 0945454260